I wasn't sure if I should put this here or in the installation forum. If I made the wrong choice I'm sure that one of the moderators will move it In any event, I'm working through an installation from the minimal install cds and I don't have internet access. I am able to run-setup eth0 and it gives me this information:

I choose yes and I'm then prompted to choose either (1) My network is wireless or (2) My network is wired. I select (2) and press OK. On the next screen I choose (1) Use DHCP to auto-detect my network settings at which point I'm back at the command line.

If I do 'ifconfig eth0' I get what looks like reasonable output though the packet count is 0 for everything. If I do just 'ifconfig' without any arguments I see just the loopback interface. Unfortunately things aren't working as you can see below:

Could the issue be that the wrong driver was loaded for my network card? The machine is a brand new Lenovo T430i and I know that the network card works because it's fine in Windows. I tried looking through the documentation for the system but I don't see where the ethernet adapter is specified. All I see is this:

Code:

WiFi wireless LAN adapters Intel Centrino WL-N 2200

I'm assuming that that's separate from the card for wired access. Is that right? Here is one more data point:

IMO using the minimal install CD is a terrible way to install Gentoo. If you already have a working Linux system on your machine, you can use that for doing the install, assuming you have a partition available. If not, then use one of the LiveCDs thare are available. Many people like to use the SystemRescueCD (it's Gentoo based) but there are many others.

Many, perhaps most, LiveCDs will boot directly to X and take care of the internet connection for you. I like Mepis and antiX but there are many many others available.

IMO using the minimal install CD is a terrible way to install Gentoo. If you already have a working Linux system on your machine, you can use that for doing the install, assuming you have a partition available. If not, then use one of the LiveCDs thare are available. Many people like to use the SystemRescueCD (it's Gentoo based) but there are many others.

Many, perhaps most, LiveCDs will boot directly to X and take care of the internet connection for you. I like Mepis and antiX but there are many many others available.

I don't already have a working linux system on the machine - only Windows 7. And in any event, the minimal install CD is the primary method described in the handbook. I'm also not entirely sure of the difference between the minimal install cd and a livecd. The prompt I'm looking at right now says livecd. I really wish that it wasn't always so difficult to get up and running with Linux ...

if that fails make and use system rescue cd
system rescue cd is gentoo based and handbook can be used pretty much straight up
better option is to boot sysresccd to the xfce4 and use handbook loaded in firefox to copy and paste commands into a terminal window_________________Defund the FCC.

Let me admit upfront that this is essentially a duplicate of a post I made yesterday in the Networking forum. I understand that this is generally bad form but I'm anxious to move forward with my installation and it doesn't seem to be getting any play over there, outside of a Latvian spammer. If the administrators want to zap one of them, maybe zap the other one, as this is probably where I should have put it in the first place. Anyway, I'm working through an installation from the minimal install cds and I don't have internet access. I am able to run-setup eth0 and it gives me this information:

I choose yes and I'm then prompted to choose either (1) My network is wireless or (2) My network is wired. I select (2) and press OK. On the next screen I choose (1) Use DHCP to auto-detect my network settings at which point I'm back at the command line.

If I do 'ifconfig eth0' I get what looks like reasonable output though the packet count is 0 for everything. If I do just 'ifconfig' without any arguments I see just the loopback interface. Unfortunately things aren't working as you can see below:

Could the issue be that the wrong driver was loaded for my network card? The machine is a brand new Lenovo T430i and I know that the network card works because it's fine in Windows. I tried looking through the documentation for the system but I don't see where the ethernet adapter is specified. All I see is this:

Code:

WiFi wireless LAN adapters Intel Centrino WL-N 2200

I'm assuming that that's separate from the card for wired access. Is that right? Here are a couple more data points:

if that fails make and use system rescue cd
system rescue cd is gentoo based and handbook can be used pretty much straight up
better option is to boot sysresccd to the xfce4 and use handbook loaded in firefox to copy and paste commands into a terminal window

Hi Donahue,

Thanks for the reply. I loaded the module (suspect it was already loaded) and ran net-setup without any issues. The output from ifconfig eth0 looks reasonable but still no joy from ping. I actaully just posted a separate message to the install forum (probably bad form, so kill me) and if I don't get any responses after a couple of hours I'll have a go with the rescue cd.

It looks like the liveCD autobuild you are using is broken (it happens).
Please report a bug to bugs.gentoo.org.

Then install using SystemRescueCD

None of the code from the boot media goes into your install, so you can use almost any liveCD you happen to have lying around.
The only constraint is the kernel. You need a 64 bit kernel for a 64 bit install_________________Regards,

NeddySeagoon

Computer users fall into two groups:-
those that do backups
those that have never had a hard drive fail.

jmbsvicetto NeddySeagoon: there's an issue with missing /run and seems openssh is also broke :-\

Cut your losses - move to another liveCD

Yeah, seems to be a bad image. I was going to respond to your earlier message to mention that the directories I'm seeing don't line up with what you posted. It's a bit complicated though because I'm typing this (obviously) on a different machine and don't have the ability to cut / paste output. Anyway, on to the rescue cd.